The Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing for a large-scale battle - an attack by 50 thousand Russians in the Kursk region, - Forbes
Date: 2024-11-25 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: WAR
The Russian command has reinforced its 50,000-strong group of troops in the Kursk region with thousands of North Korean soldiers with elements of two Russian airborne divisions, as well as the 83rd airborne assault brigade and the restored 155th marine brigade.
According to Forbes, these units and others are stationed northwest of the road through Zeleny Shlyakh. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing for the upcoming large-scale battle.
"In the near future, we expect a massive and, in my humble opinion, successful offensive by Russia on my flank in the Kursk region," wrote the operator of a Ukrainian marine drone, who is participating in the battles in the Kursk region and is known on the X social network as Kreigsforscher.
As noted, although the Kremlin ordered the return of Russian territory by early February, the real deadline is likely the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, which will take place on January 20. Although the American leader's peace plan may "gift" the occupied lands to Russia, it also provides for a freeze along the current front line, including the Russian territories captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
"Two Russian airborne divisions, one airborne brigade and one marine brigade will begin the assault with a lot of maneuvering," Kreigsforscher noted.
As indicated, the 20,000-strong Ukrainian army, which includes fighters from the 41st and 47th mechanized brigades, the 82nd and 95th airborne assault brigades and the 17th heavy mechanized brigade, as well as other units, will repel this attack. Now the 17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade, which was reorganized from a tank brigade, holds the line north of the road to Sudzha.
"The brigade's recent actions underscore the sheer brutality of the escalating battle. Moving along the front line without armor protection is extremely dangerous. For example, the 17th OMBR used some of its 60 T-64BV tanks as makeshift supply vehicles. During one chaotic mission on or before November 16, one of the 42-ton T-64s with three men hauled a load of food to a entrenched infantry unit, then immediately opened fire on nearby Russians with its 125-millimeter cannon. As the tank retreated to its forest base, a Russian drone struck, damaging but not stopping the tank," Forbes writes.
As the Russian counterattack intensifies, so will the danger to the Defense Forces. Although the enemy has a numerical advantage, deep strikes by Ukrainian aviation and missile batteries, in particular Storm Shadow and ATACM, add optimism.
Deep strikes could disrupt the supply lines of regiments, brigades and divisions in the Kursk region, as well as their command and control. Despite this, mass will still be of great importance in the upcoming mechanized battle.
